Adware.Comet

Adware.Comet Description

Adware.Comet is an unwanted and annoying screensaver. Once inside your machine, Adware.Comet will import a large number of malicious Trojans and adware programs on your computer. Adware.Comet is also intended to show excessive advertising content.

Adware.Comet Automatic Detection Tool (Recommended)

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Technical Details

File System Modifications

Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.

The following files were created in the system:

#	File Name	Detection Count
1	SSSInstaller.dll	506
2	screensavers.exe	475
3	SSSUninst.exe	461
4	s_sinstallerandtoolbar3[1].exe	438
5	alot.dll	87

Registry Modifications

Tutorial: To edit and delete registry entries manually, read the tutorial on how to remove malicious registry entries.

Tip & Warning: Editing and removing the wrong registry keys can severely damage your PC, so remember to backup your Windows Registry! To optimize your Windows Registry and speed up your PC, download RegHunter's registry cleaner.

The following newly produced Registry Values are:
HKEY..\..\{Value}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar, value: {5AA2BA46-9913-4dc7-9620-69AB0FA17AE7}HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}SSSInstaller
The following CLSID's were detected:
HKEY..\..\{CLSID Path} {0FBC3EFB-FC98-4B32-BF10-BDE9AA4DEA5A}{ABF441B2-9B57-4838-96A0-34B1CECD4AA5}{BF0A1FF4-BBAF-487f-BC85-A24EF8F443A8}{A84E835E-1B9C-4fc0-980F-4B2DA3C6A2A7}{6A4B7D17-1DE9-4C14-8ADF-EB4C07060519}{74278296-0EC7-4F7A-AD55-EB7A2F35F311}{5AA2BA46-9913-4dc7-9620-69AB0FA17AE7}